Persistent dermal lesions in a patient with previous history of visceral leishmaniasis

Abstract

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a complication of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) that most frequently occurs after an episode of VL caused by Leishmania donovani. In this case report, we present a 21-year-old male patient with persistent skin lesions and recurrent visceral leishmaniasis (VL) due to Leishmania infantum. The patient did not respond to multiple lines of anti-leishmanial treatment (including Liposomal amphotericin B and miltefosine) and later died from cerebral lesions presumed to be secondary to persistent VL.

Keywords: Cerebral leishmaniasis; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania infantum; Postkalaazar dermal leishmanisis (PKDL); Visceral leishmaniasis.